Headlights Problems of Ford Five Hundred

Driver side headlight socket burns out the bulb. The bulb has been replaced three times in the past three months. The entire light socket unit needs to be replaced. The service tech informed me that was a problem with this model vehicle.

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At times when placing car into reverse or drive it will lurch forward. When going up any hill and the 6 speed transmission needs to down shift, it seems that it pops into neutral and then pops into lower gear causing the car to jerk very hard. . The jerking can be so hard that I am scared that its going to break the motor mounts or the drive axles. This happens every time I am going up a hill or trying to pass someone on the interstate on flat land. Had to replace the low beam headlight sockets due to them overheating and melting the socket and causing the bulbs to stop working. The driver side window, when trying to bring it up it will stop and go back down. Sometimes it will do it a couple times before I can get the window all the way up. This is my first Ford I have ever owned and I am love with the car but not with the problems I am having with the car. Also, when the car hit 100,000 miles it started to burn 1 quart of oil between oil changes. I cannot find any leaks. I have see a lot of people having the same issues I am having with the lurching and jerking of the transmission. Wish Ford would do a real call for these problems because I just love this car!.

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Replaced low beam headlamp on driver side, noted electrical burn marks on one terminal. Replacement bulb did not work, had to wiggle to get it to work. Quit working daily without wiggling whole lighting socket , took apart noticed that the socket housing was brittle and cracked with burn mark on metal female lead. Two to three weeks later passenger low beam headlight would not work, wiggled passenger side light, came back on. Sometimes both light would go out at same time. Problem kept occurring through August. Found this has occurred on other Ford Five Hundreds due to sockets overheating. Checked passenger socket and compared to driver side and both sockets and light bulbs look identical in damage. Burned/melted plastic on bulb base and cracked burned sockets. Replaced both side bulbs and sockets last weekend, both lights worked for three days before apparently fused the socket with the bulb on the driver side. Guessing the passenger side will do the same within next month like it did before.

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The headlight socket on both headlights are over heating and melting causing the bulb not to operate. I'm just nervous that this will cause a fire as all the parts are plastic. I also noted on line that it is a very real problem and I'm not the only one experiencing this.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph and having to brake abruptly, there was a hesitation in braking response. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was repaired and three sets of rear brake pads were installed on the vehicle. In addition, the low beam headlights started to dim. The contact inspected the vehicle himself and noticed that the pig tail socket had shortened. The pig tail socket was replaced. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 125,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the harness for the front passenger side headlight had to be replaced because it melted. An authorized dealer stated that the failure may have been caused by excess moisture, but the contact stated that the headlight became brittle and fractured. The dealer also stated that the top motor mount had worn. The contact felt that these were manufacturers defects. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 89,700.

My 2005 Ford 500 bought used September 2009 (around 53,000 miles current miles 55,432) has had a problem with the driver's low beam burning out. On the 3rd bulb replacement in less than a year the entire headlight socket crumbled in my hands. I had to replace the socket and rewire it to the wiring harness.

Left headlamp (running lamp) is not working. Went to change the bulb and found the end of the harness is melted. Looks like a possible fire hazard. Will take to dealer ASAP for repair.

Auto headlights fail during operation, driving in rural non light sensitive areas.